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Rait Castle is a ruined hall-house castle dating from the thirteenth century, situated just south of Nairn near Inverness, Scotland.〔Coventry, Martin. (2008). ''Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans''. pp. 486. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1.〕 ==Architecture== The remains of the courtyard walls are nine feet high and also contain the remains of the Chapel of St Mary of Rait.〔(Save Rait Castle ) saveraitcastle.org. Retrieved 14 September, 2014.〕 The building was a two story building, measuring 20 metres by 10 metres.〔(Rait Castle - Architecture ) saveraitcastle.org. Retrieved 14 September, 2014.〕 It had an unvaulted basement and an upper hall.〔 The hall was entered from the outside and was protected by a portcullis and a drawbar.〔 The walls of the castle are nearly 6 feet thick.〔(Rait Castle - Archeological Notes ) rcahms.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 September, 2014.〕 A tower projects from one corner of the castle and there is a garderobe tower on the west side that projects nearly 13 feet.〔 The architecture of Rait castle has been fairly extensively described by a number of early writers and has been summarized.〔(Rait Castle - Architecture ) raitt.org.〕 ==History== The castle was originally a property of the Cumming (Comyn) family who were also known by the name of de Rait.〔Mackenzie, Steven (BBC Highlands and Islands reporter). (Haunted castle: The ruin with a colourful past, 14 May, 2013 ) bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September, 2014.〕 Sir Alexander Rait killed the third Thane of Cawdor (chief of Clan Calder), and then fled south where he married the heiress of Hallgreen.〔 The castle later passed from the Clan Cumming (Comyn) to the Clan Mackintosh and then to the Clan Campbell of Cawdor.〔 In 1442,〔 when the castle passed to the Mackintoshes from the Clan Cumming (Clan Comyn) a feast was held at the castle between the two families which ended in the slaughter of most of the Comyns.〔Coventry. (2008) pp. 383.〕 The laird blamed his daughter who he chased around the castle.〔 She climbed out of a window but he chopped off her hands and she fell to her death.〔 The castle is said to be haunted by her ghost,〔 with no hands.〔 The Duke of Cumberland is said to have stayed at the castle before the Battle of Culloden in 1746,〔 although the last recorded reference to the castle was in 1596.〔 In fact, it is rather difficult to sort out the truth behind Rait castle and its ownership over the centuries since the stories of treachery, capture and recapture seem similar and are probably blurred with time, as are the dates. And it all depends which clan is recounting the tale! However, several older accounts of the history and occupants of Rait castle have been summarized.〔 (Rait Castle owners and occupants. ) raitt.org.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rait Castle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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